50 greatest players: 30-21

#30: Frank Robinson
Scores: 950.9/1065.3/100.4/0/2058.5
Though Robinson was overshadowed by Mays and Aaron, he was arguably as good as they were for the first 10-15 years of his career. His decline was sharper and he didn't hit near as many homers, but he was great at getting on base, hitting for average, and hitting for extra base power.

#29: Lefty Grove
Scores: 972.1/1115.8/14.0/0/2101.9
Perhaps the best pitcher between Walter Johnson and Sandy Koufax. Grove dominated baseball during the first offensive boom in the years of Ruth, Gehrig, and Ott. He helped lead Connie Mack's A's to 2 titles and likely would have been many more without those pesky Yankees in his way.

#28: Warren Spahn
Scores: 1160.5/936.6/17.0/12/2126.1
The most long lasting, durable pitcher since the dead ball era ended has what many consider to be the "real" record for victories at 363. Spahn lost the first few years of his career due to war and likely would have reached 400 wins with the extra years.

#27: Tom Seaver
Scores: 1088.6/1030.2/19.0/0/2137.8
The man who made the Mets matter is easily one of the top 10 pitchers ever, and could arguably be in the top 5. Why oh why did the Mets let him go? Seaver holds the record for highest percent of the vote in HOF ballot history. As a side note, the late 70s Reds check in with 4 top 50 players, most of any team.

#26: Grover Cleveland Alexander
Scores: 1080.5/1050.4/19.0/0/2149.9
Tied for 3rd on the wins list with Christy Matthewson, Alexander had great longevity but not near the peak of the best pitchers ever.

#25: Mike Schmidt
Scores: 970.2/1157.9/129.5/0/2206.3
Unquestionably the greatest third baseman of all time. Schmidt was both a great hitter and a great fielder, second only to Brooks Robinson with the leather at the hot corner. His 48 homers in 1980 were the best for the position until ARod broke it a few years ago.

#24: Mike Piazza
Scores: 852.7/1306.1/123.5/0/2227.0
Like Schmidt, there is no debate at who the best hitting catcher ever was. Piazza tends to be underrated in most people's minds because he was notoriously bad at throwing out runners. They overlook the fact that he was a good game caller, good receiver, and not horrible at fielding the ball. What no one should ignore is that for a 10 year run of 1993-2002 Piazza was one of the best hitters in all of baseball smashing 40 HRs twice and hitting over .300 9 times with a peak of .363. Terrific numbers for a first baseman or a DH, but absolutely incredible for a catcher.

#23: Nap Lajoie
Scores: 988.5/1257.6/76.5/0/2242.7
One of the kings of the dead ball era, Lajoie holds the record for batting average in a season at .426. He also hit a lot of doubles, and in smaller parks these could have become homers.

#22: Alex Rodriguez
Scores: 1058.6/1141.2/120.3/0/2261.2
The top active position player is also the only player on the list with a legit chance at moving into the top 10 in the next few years. Alex may finish with 800 homers and close to 4000 hits and still miss the top 5. It's that competitive.

#21: Tris Speaker
Scores: 1100.5/1173.6/80.6/0/2275.2
Another guy who seems to be overlooked in lists. This is perhaps due to playing most of his career in Cleveland at around the time the Babe was taking baseball over, but Speaker was a great player in his own right and still holds the record for doubles at 792 a number not likely to go down anytime soon.